37544 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 133 / Monday, July 13, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 070698B]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council’s (Council)

Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea

Bass, and Bluefish Monitoring

Committees will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, July 28, 1998, the Black Sea

Bass Monitoring Committee will meet

from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and the

Scup Monitoring Committee will meet

from 2:00–4:00 p.m. On Wednesday,

July 29, 1998, the Summer Flounder

Monitoring Committee will meet from

8:00 a.m. until noon, and the Bluefish

Monitoring Committee will meet from

1:00–3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held

at the Westin Suites, 4101 Island

Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; telephone:

215–365–6600.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Acting

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council,

telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of these meetings is to

recommend the 1999 commercial

management measures, commercial

quotas, and recreational harvest limits

for summer flounder, scup, and black

sea bass. The Bluefish Monitoring

Committee will meet to recommend

commercial management measures,

recreational management measures, and

a commercial quota for bluefish for

1999.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Joanna Davis at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 070298I]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

SUMMARY: A joint committee of members

of the North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and

Alaska Board of Fisheries (Board) will

meet in Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Wednesday and Thursday, July 29–30,

1998 beginning at 9:00 a.m. on

Wednesday, July 29.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Clarion Suites Hotel, 325 West 8th

Avenue, Anchorage, AK.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff, telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

committee will receive reports and

discuss the following issues:

1. Halibut: Local area management

plans for halibut; proposed moratorium

on entry into the halibut charterboat

fishery, and the charterboat logbook

program.

2. Groundfish: Status report on State

fisheries and recent Council and Board

action with regard to salmon bycatch in

groundfish fisheries, improved

utilization and retention, fisheries

closures, and proposals received for

changes in regulations.

3. Habitat: Recent essential fish

habitat amendments and regulatory

actions taken.

4. Scallops: A change in the

overfishing definition and a report on

the proposed limited entry program.

5. Crab: A change in definitions of

maximum sustainable yield, optimum

yield, and overfishing, and a progress

report on a vessel buyback program.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 5 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 070298H]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold joint meetings of its Shrimp

Committee and Rock Shrimp Advisory

Panel and its Calico Scallop Committee

and Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meetings will be held from

July 28-30, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. The meeting will be held

at the Town & Country Inn, 2008

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC;

telephone: (843) 571-1000.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax:
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(843) 769-4520; email:

susan.buchanan@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

July 28, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

& July 29, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Shrimp Committee and Rock

Shrimp Advisory Panel will review and

provide comments on the

Comprehensive Habitat Amendment

and the Sustainable Fisheries Act

Amendment, provide detailed input on

rock shrimp catch by area for use in

determining impacts, and hear a

presentation on vessel monitoring

systems before discussing any other

business.

July 29, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

& July 30, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Calico Scallop Committee and

Calico Scallop Advisory Panel will hear

a presentation on vessel monitoring

systems, review and provide comments

on the Comprehensive Habitat

Amendment and the Sustainable

Fisheries Act Amendment and on the

Calico Scallop Fishery Management

Plan, and provide detailed input on

calico scallop catch by area for use in

determining impacts before discussing

any other business.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by July 20, 1998.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 070198C]

Marine Mammals; File No. P79H

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Permit No. 887, issued to Institute of

Marine Sciences, LML, University of

California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

(Principal Investigator: Ronald J.

Schusterman, Ph.D.), was amended to

extend the expiration date to December

31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802–

4213 (310/980–4001).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Sara Shapiro, 301/713–

2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment has been issued

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the provisions of § 216.39 of the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–18610 Filed 7–10–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 062998B]

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1455

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Douglas P. DeMaster, Ph.D., Director,

National Marine Mammal Laboratory,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN

C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115–

0070, has been issued a permit to take

northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus),

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus),

and California sea lions (Zalophus

californianus) for purposes of scientific

research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way,

NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115–0070 (206/526–6150);

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907/586–7221).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

13, 1998, notice was published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 26574) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take northern fur seals, Steller sea

lions, and California sea lions, had been

submitted by the above-named

individual. The requested permit has

been issued under the authority of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.), the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

parts 217–227), and the Fur Seal Act of

1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et

seq.).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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